Yeah you've nailed how I feel on this and not just stuff like DT.

Like apparently in the new It movie Georgie just goes missing as opposed to being killed outright (not a spoiler, this is something that the director said in an interview to promote the film) so as opposed to avenging his death Bill is trying to see if he's still alive. What purpose does that serve? Do you really think you're going to best King on this?